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Animism (from Latin anima, "breath, spirit, life") is the worldview that non-human entities—such as animals, plants, and inanimate objects—possess a spiritual essence.
Animism is used in the anthropology of religion as a term for the belief system of some indigenous tribal peoples, especially prior to the development of organized religion. Although each culture has its own different mythologies and rituals, "animism" is said to describe the most common, foundational thread of indigenous peoples' "spiritual" or "supernatural" perspectives. The Animistic perspective is so fundamental, mundane, everyday, and taken-for-granted that most animistic indigenous people do not even have a word in their languages that corresponds to "animism" (or even "religion"); the term is an anthropological construct.
Largely due to such ethnolinguistic and cultural discrepancies, opinion has differed on whether animism refers to a broad religious belief or to a full-fledged religion in its own right. The currently accepted definition of animism was only developed in the late 19th century by Sir Edward Tylor, who created it as "one of anthropology's earliest concepts, if not the first".
The word Animism is derived from the Latin word Anima, meaning breath or soul. Animism itself is not a religion, but rather one of the oldest belief systems on the planet, with its origins dating as far back as the Paleolithic age. Animism pre-dates any form of organized religion, and is said to describe the most common, foundational thread of indigenous people's spirituality and supernatural perspectives in the world. Animism is a belief that everything on the planet, and even the planet itself have a spirit or soul. Everything from animals, plants, rivers, mountains, even the planet itself, and that together they create a global community of living spirits, infinitely and eternally connected to a larger, universal spirit, all of which deserve respect. To the Indigenous and tribal peo...
In this TEDx talk at TEDx Queenstown - Sense of Place 2014 John Reid, a senior research fellow at the University of Canterbury's Ngai Tahu Research Centre, takes us into the world of animism and explains it's not about belief but experience. John explores the way in which indigenous and western cultures shape their identity and the identity of the world around them. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, ...
Humans seek the best possible explanation for everything that happens to us, using the knowledge available to us at the time. And it is not so important that those explanations be right or wrong as the fact of actually providing answers. For many peoples, Animist beliefs are the best way of explaining the world, answers involving beings that inhabit the earth and the rules that govern them.
These are the two links mentioned in the video: http://thedailybanter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ReligionTree.jpg http://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/others/berserkers-and-other-shamanic-warriors/ ************************************ Follow Teutonic Shamanism on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/ShamanicTeuton Click "Like" on the Teutonic Shamanism Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/TeutonicShamanism Thanks to these links for the images, and music used in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQSRhdaFjH8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYvgvkKT0Ow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYX2Av1i_S4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weR1-KYQgsI https://www.flickr.com/photos/cvalette/7807926144 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Perun.JPG https://en.wiki...
A general discussion of Animism, and an anthropological retrospective and psychological analysis of the development of human spiritual traditions, from the dawn of shamanism to organized religion.
Tanya Tagaq's new album, Animism, will be out on Six Shooter Records on May 27, 2014. Album Trailer features the song "Umingmak." Thank you to KUNUK COHN PRODUCTIONS IGLOOLIK ISUMA PRODUCTIONS, FÉLIX LAJEUNESSE AND PAUL RAPHAËL for the use of the footage from the film Tungijuq.
I made this video to explain some misconceptions about the Worldview of Animism, the Primal religion of Indigenous people around the world.
http://www.thunderwizard.com Why study or practice Modern Teutonic Shamanism? Western culture has been disconnected from its original animist practices for 1,000 -2,000 years. Many Westerners are unsatisfied with Western religion and so the only choice for them is to seek for Earth centered spiritual practices outside of their own language and cultural parameters. For those who have the tenacity and discipline to learn such practices in their original cultural context, this can be a very fulfilling endeavor. However, many people do not wish to learn new languages and culturally specific practices. The end result is that without a clear and deep understanding of the practices they adopt, Westerners end up watering them down in order to be able to translate their concepts into Western cultu...
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When he cannot see the shadow unrelating & slowly
Anymore he's destined to die
Beware of crossing & treading by the light of sun
The burial of the tomb
And then I've seen my double painted in a portrait
Who looks at me from a mirror
Animism The latent part of demons
Animism Manifestation of hidden
Animism Beside double of shadows
Inspired or kill me!!!
I must realize my double before seeing my body image
The dream shows me my "own other" while I am the other
Look at me
A strict relation between Gemini's obsession &
Anguish of death
Schizophrenic presence stands beyond the door
Alone in deep silence to reflect my trouble
I am walking hanged 'til the dark room
Mother & daughter double of nightmare
She's calling her name
Between the conflict schizophrenic Christ
And his other antichrist
His other in the reign of dream reflects
On water surface
The shadows of the soul of aldrego in the night